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heya TR... Okay, here goes...A SMALL company, yes, one that has NOT established itself yet, one that does not have infinite resources at it's disposal, yes...and NO NEW GHOULS, period...*S* JM already has a few, no new ones are being approved. This does not relieve you from having JM out there doing most of the work ICly, though, but may be of some small assistance in some things. I like the idea of him trying to expand his influences, but I am wary about these things as well as I do not want active RP curtailed with folks leaving things to their contacts/allies/ghouls etc... Thanks, Gary
Hello _______________________ Security Company *The man looks around silently, his gaze running over the two others inside the small room*. A young black man, looking to be only about 25 or so is seated on his left whilst on his right an older, more muscular brown haired gentleman leans back with a beer in front of him. He smiles at the two, Andrew Mombasi and Lawrence Hunter* Let's get this over with shall we? Andrew? You want to start? Sure thing James. Well, I guess you want to know how we're doing among the gangs? I guess we could be said to be alright. I mean, the stuff we do, all those battered wife things and children stuff, well.... most guys been there.. done that.. know what I mean? I grew up in a broken home. *Shrugs* Most guys... well, they know how it was. So they kinda, well... respect us. Grudgingly I guess. *grins at the big word he has* I mean they aren't going to actually say it but... well... you know. They ain't out to draw our blood or nothing. And since we ain't really cutting into any of their real lucrative side of business, well for now they don't give too much of a shit. Anyhow, the way me and you took of Rico's gang after they messed with Lawrence... well, the other gangs, they remember, know what I mean? But James... Rico... well... his gang and him ain't going to like it. We'll have trouble from them. *A nod from James at that, as expected * I know. Not much we could have done though. We can't let them just beat up one of us and get away with it. They could have killed Lawrence, nearly did. Tell me about it boss. If I wasn't wearing that vest and well... you know the other stuff. The Blood. Well, anyhow. I backed them off with the gun. I still hurt like shit though... wish I could actually heal it but... you know how it is. *sighs * Anyhow, I figure it can't do too badly for the reputation. *James nods at that * I guess it's my turn on our recruiting. Not too bad, the man you volunteered Lawrence worked out quite well. Former miltiary like you so we didn't need to give him too much training in actual firearms. We got him a couple of books on the laws he'll likely encounter of course and we talked him through it. I figure he'll be ready to go on his for the most part in another 2 to 3 weeks. The advertisment got us a load of crap... but a few gems I think. A number of former police officers as we guessed. I actually know a few of them. Anyway, I think 2 of them will do fine, worked with them at one time. I guess they had my tendencies.. they actually went into the force to protect people. *lips curl at that thought, a bitter man still over his disillusionment there * Anyway... I've hired a total of 8 from my contacts and those who applied to us. The first two plus another 2 ex-officers. I'm not too sure about them but we'll see, anyway the others aren't anything special. 3 of them done work like this before and the other is umm... well a former gang-member. At least he knows the practical side. *Andrew breaks in, glancing up and speaking* James? Do we need anymore people? Because if yes.. well, I know a couple of guys who'd do well. I mean, they got records like me but they're good men and well, I kinda promised their Ma I'd try. I mean, I got cornered by her and man... you never seen a lady like her before. *shivers * Man, I'd let the Boss pan my ass for a year before I want to listen to her... *glares at the other two * Hey... you didn't get caught by her. Yeah, yeah... I'm sure we can fit the other two in Andrew. We're just thinking of people we've met before like that. *nods as the man calms a bit * I actually was going to say we needed more people. We got requests from at least 2 other places.. and with the two we're doing now... well.. that's at least 4 places at once. That's a total of 3 shifts if we don't want to go wear people down too much. That's well... 12 of us. And we only got 12 in total. Of course there's also the Boss asking for us when he needs help. And don't forget we sometimes have to do personal runs. So those two would help.... I think if we could get maybe, say... *frowns, considering* 18 people on the payroll we'd be set. That way, the 3 of us would be free most of the time if we had to be. The places would be covered with another 3 free to run bodyguarding for individuals. Which means we need another... 4? Yeah... think that's right. *a pause and then shakes of the head * I guess we'll just have to look around to see if we can find them. Till then I guess we only do 3 of those places. Alright, training for them is going alright? We got enough equipment to outfit all the newcomers so that's no problem. The gang members need the most training, I don't think we can let those guys out without supervision for a while. That's your job Andrew. You know these guys best. Lawrence, since you still need to heal your off active duty. Get to the training of them, you got the most actual training in that. Chucky's down the street is still cool with us using his firearms range for now for practise. We got it booked out and all. *nods from the other two * Okay. Alright. Good... next on. We got Squinty (a pc) and his nephew running the information gathering section of the entire operation right? Wonder if he needs anymore help there though. I mean with this much extra business that we'll be taking in soon... well... got to think about that. Ask him about it... and if he needs anymore help for that matter. What else is there. Oh yeah... the physical security side. Andrew's been handling that for the time being but if we want to get more proffesional we need help. Carissa helped for a while but now that she's gone... *once more a frown , this time at the sudden disappearance of the lady* Well.. we need someone else who actually knows his business real well. Suggestions people? *A pause and then Lawrence speaks* Well, I got a friend who worked as an Engineer in the army. But well... his job was kinda to blow his way in, not the other way round. Go figure... *they chuckle at that one and then Andrew speaks up * Well, when I was in the pen I met a guy you know. He was in time for a traffic violation.. .broke his blood parole. Anyhow, ever heard of Tommy the Hand? *A nod from James but Lawrence just shakes his head * Well, he's a very good burglar. Pulled off the '88 art gallery theft. Cause no one could prove it but... *shrugs * Anyhow, he's getting pretty old now, in his late 40's. Me, I figure he could use a break and you know, work for us. But hell... I'm not sure. He's out of the chink now, think he's actually working in a grocery store somewhere. Alright then, go and talk to both of them. Lawrence, find out how much your friend actually knows of the rest... and Andrew, see if he's willing to work for us. It's not as if we're actually that law abiding ourselves. We can't be... not working the ground level like we are. Alright then. Anything else people got to say? Yeah... this Karl Ryder... I know we got Squinty finding out about him boss, but well, what if he is like the Boss? I mean, the Boss is cool... well, better than cool. You know what I mean. But, I don't know... another one? With us? How we going to keep things quiet? I know what your saying Andrew... we'll see how it goes. I'll talk to the Boss about it. Maybe he has something to say. Still, I mean, if he is as good as he says he is, or even half as good we could use him. And come on, they all need a job don't they? James... about Justine. Well, you know, she's former military like me. I was thinking, well... maybe we should hire another secretary and maybe she can work for us? Doing the actual work you know. I mean, well... why not? She's not really that great secetary material and hell, the woman wouldn't actually mind have another woman there. And maybe she could work on running that side of the place? You know, women and women. A brow raised at that and then at last James Rien nods Alright... you got it. Talk to her Hunter, we'll see if she agrees. If that's it, let's go grab a pint. I'm on watch in another hour so I can't be long though. *the three men, business done get up, heading for the nearby pub, chatting to one another * *A week later, seated in Jame's office* How are things going James? Umm... not too bad. We got someone to take up Carrissa's job again. Name of Thomas Limster. Aka Tommy the Hand. He's a former burglar. Been caught a few times but he's still up to date on the systems as far as I can tell. He's also getting old which is why he's taken us up on the job. Since we've actually got him on the team now, we've once more started doing the mechanical side. Mainly still doing what we did before, that is double checking systems already set up by another company. It's not too bad, bringing in a good side amount. *a nod at that from the man seated across the desk, leaning back silently * It sounds very much like you have things under control then James. Umm... yes and no boss. See, well... thing is, with all that and the amount we charge those houses, well, we're just about breaking even. I mean, some months we make some money, some months we lose... we can't really keep this up for much longer. You know the overdraft we got boss, it's still in the red. The banks getting itchy with it being in the red so long you know and well... I know. Don't worry. Just stall them for a few more months if possible. I should have a way out of it by then. Okay boss. I'll do what I can but I sure hope you got something good up your sleeve cause if not... well, we're in trouble. |
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